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• Kentucky Highway Closed Following Fatal Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | October 29, 2007 5:45 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An early morning car accident closed down an Eastern Kentucky highway for over two hours.At about 7 a.m. this morning, two vehicles crashed on US 23 next to the Highway 80 Intersection, according to officials with the Prestonsburg Police Department.A 19-year-old man of Flat Gap was traveling north on US 23 when he crossed the center line and struck another vehicle driven by a 19-year-old man, of...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Walgreens for Prescription Error

  Chrissie Cole | October 19, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A St. Louis woman that began feeling sick and throwing up a month into her pregnancy thought it was nothing more than morning sickness. A month later she learned that the pills she thought were prenatal vitamins were instead a potent chemotherapy drug that killed her unborn child, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Walgreens Co., the pharmacy responsible for the prescription...

• Gavel Truck Collides with School Bus on Kentucky Interstate

  Chrissie Cole | October 18, 2007 6:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A gavel truck was the cause of a trucking accident on a Kentucky Interstate 197, Wednesday, when it struck that back of a school bus sending more than two dozen children to the hospital for medical treatment.The truck driver was cited for a drug related DUI.The bus driver was attempting to stop when the truck crashed into the bus, according to Kentucky State Police. Four students and the bus...

• $26 Million Awarded to Family for Birth Injury

  Chrissie Cole | October 13, 2007 6:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A Brockton family won a $26.5 million jury verdict for the birth injury their son sustained that left him brain damaged. He will never walk or talk due to the botched delivery at a Boston teaching hospital.The family finally feels some relief now that they know what caused their 10-year-old son to suffer from cerebral palsy that requires around the clock care for the rest of his life.Prior to...

• TASER International Wins Product Liability Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | October 10, 2007 7:20 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Tuesday, TASER International, Inc. announced that a US Court dismissed a product liability suit against them.TASER International, Inc., the maker of electronic safety devices said that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that TASER's stun gun was not a contributing factor to the death of a inmate by a Louisiana State Trooper.This lawsuit represents the...